ladetvslassetTell them apart

Which to use

“ladet” and “lasset” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,229
“ladet” frequency rank
#39,497
“lasset” frequency rank
73726
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ladet lasset
Definition 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen

Where the eye mixes ladet and lasset

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ladet runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lasset's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
ladet
6 ch
lasset

Look-alike desk: ladet vs lasset

A purely visual mix-up. ladet ([ˈlaːdət]) and lasset ([ˈlasət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ladet is recorded at frequency rank #34,229, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːdət]. lasset is at rank #39,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlasət].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 73726, this pair ranks #352,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ladet vs lasset

Shared letters: aelt. Private to "ladet": d. Private to "lasset": s.

"ladet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lasset" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ladet ← aldet · laddet · ladett · ladte · laedt · ldaet · lladet
  • lasset ← alsset · lasest · laset · lassett · lasste · laßet · llasset · lsaset

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ladet" and "lasset" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlaːdət] versus [ˈlasət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ladet" or "lasset"?
"ladet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,229 in our German list, against #39,497 for "lasset". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ladet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lasset" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #352,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ladet" and "lasset" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasset vs Lasso". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #352,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list